Tuesday, September 10

PSG adds its second defeat in Ligue 1 despite starting with Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr as top offensive figures

Messi and Neymar in PSG training against Rennes.
Messi and Neymar in PSG training against Rennes.

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Gregory Torres

PSG returned to action after losing last weekend, but this time with Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. as top figures in attackWell, Christophe Galtier, He left Kylian Mbappe on the starting bench.

However, the team suffered their second loss of the tournament, against Stade Rennes (1-0) who took advantage of their chance and established the best run in their history as a local in Ligue 1.

With this new setback from Galtier’s team, the champion’s advantage is only three points over the pursuer, Lens, a team that they also beat PSG two dates ago and this weekend they beat Auxerre.

Neither with Leo Messi and Neymar in attack, nor with the self-confidence and the drive of Warren Zaire Emery, the sixteen-year-old who made his debut as a starter, the leader worried the cadre Bruno Genesio who showed that he knew the virtues of his team and made profitable his great opportunity to become strong at Roazhon Park and enter the European zone of the table.

In the second half, Galtier gave way to Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi so that the Parisian team could achieve accelerate and unbalance the clash after the balance and lack of depth that he showed in the first half. However, this movement did not take effect. In fact, the goal came after these changes.

After game time Arthur Theate sent a ball behind the defender to Adrien Truffert who reached the bottom, exposed Achraf and crossed to Hamari Traoré who executed a low shot, crossed, out of reach of the Italian goal.

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